The chargeable weight differs from actual dead weight: it is the weight metric a carrier applies for tariff calculation and represents the greater of two values – actual weight or volumetric weight (length × width × height divided by a dimensionality factor, typically 5000–6000).
Source: https://www.ups.com/us/en/help-center/shipping-support/shipping-glossary.page
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